Mackey Arena is the home to 23 Big Ten championships, and with good reason: It is really, REALLY hard for other teams to win there. That is normally the case in any year, but recently Mackey has been a veritable fortress where it is almost impossible for the opposition to win. Since January 1, 2015 Purdue is 65-5 at home. Here is how the 5 losses happened:
1/10/2015 Maryland 69, Purdue 60 – Because A.J. Hammons was limited to only 6 points.
1/3/2016 Iowa 70, Purdue 63- Because Purdue completely collapsed in the second half.